
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
261 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 193 | 228 | 212 | 202 | 145 | 134 | 269 | 677 | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 1041 | 838 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.48m | 8:51AM2.44m | 9:02PM2.63m | 9:35AM2.62m | 9:43PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.68m | 2:42AM0.52m | 3:00PM0.49m | 3:23AM0.32m | 3:42PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
261 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 193 | 228 | 212 | 202 | 145 | 86 | 53 | 677 | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 1041 | 838 | 696 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 189 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 136 | 133 | 269 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 67 | 194 | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 134 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
117 | 140 | 166 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 228 | 140 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 154 | 300 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 222 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||||
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